Vita Group Limited| Industry | Telecommunications, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Technology Accessories, Athleisure |
|---|
| Successor | Vita Group Limited |
|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
|---|
| Subsidiaries | Vita Enterprise Solutions, Fone Zone, One Zero, Sprout, SQDAthletica |
|---|
Fone Zone, now trading as Vita Group Limited, is an Australian retailer that operates under the brands: Telstra, Telstra Business Centres, Fone Zone, Sprout, Artisan Aesthetics, SQDAthletica and Vita Enterprise Solutions.
Vita Group Limited is an Australian retailer that operates under the brands of Telstra, Fone Zone, Telstra Business Centres, Sprout, Vita Enterprise Solutions, SQDAthletica, Artisan Aesthetic Clinics, Clear Complexions and Artisan Cosmetic & Rejuvenation Clinic, in Fortitude Valley. Vita Group employs 1,700 people across its network of brands and is an ASX listed company that in 2018 reported revenues of $685 million.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications company which builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other products and services.
Founded in 1995 by Maxine Horne (currently Chief Executive Officer) and David McMahon, to provide Australians with retail outlets where they could purchase mobile phones and other telecommunication products and services, [1] the company has grown from a single Gold Coast store to more than 100 outlets across Australia. [2]
The chief executive officer (CEO), or just chief executive (CE), is the most senior corporate, executive, or administrative officer in charge of managing an organization – especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution. CEOs lead a range of organizations, including public and private corporations, non-profit organizations and even some government organizations. The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the entity, which may include maximizing the share price, market share, revenues or another element. In the non-profit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, such as reducing poverty, increasing literacy, etc.
A mobile phone, cell phone, cellphone, or hand phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area. The radio frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a mobile phone operator, which provides access to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Modern mobile telephone services use a cellular network architecture, and, therefore, mobile telephones are called cellular telephones or cell phones, in North America. In addition to telephony, 2000s-era mobile phones support a variety of other services, such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, short-range wireless communications, business applications, video games, and digital photography. Mobile phones offering only those capabilities are known as feature phones; mobile phones which offer greatly advanced computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones.
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems. Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between communication participants includes the use of technology. It is transmitted through a transmission media, such as over physical media, for example, over electrical cable, or via electromagnetic radiation through space such as radio or light. Such transmission paths are often divided into communication channels which afford the advantages of multiplexing. Since the Latin term communicatio is considered the social process of information exchange, the term telecommunications is often used in its plural form because it involves many different technologies.
Currently Telstra's only Master Licensed Dealer, [3] Vita Group operates in the telecommunications and information communication technology sector through its network of Telstra stores, Telstra Business Centres, and Fone Zone stores, and through its government and enterprise brand Vita Enterprise Solutions. The company also operates in the technology accessories market through its brand Sprout, in the men's athleisure sector through its brand SQDAthletica [4] .
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.
Technology is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. Systems applying technology by taking an input, changing it according to the system's use, and then producing an outcome are referred to as technology systems or technological systems.
Athleisure is a trend in fashion in which clothing designed for workouts and other athletic activities is worn in other settings, such as at the workplace, at school, or at other casual or social occasions. Athleisure outfits are yoga pants, tights, sneakers, leggings and shorts, that "look like athletic wear" is characterized as "fashionable, dressed up sweats and exercise clothing". The idea is that gym clothes are supposedly making their way out of the gym and becoming a larger part of people's everyday wardrobes.
In 2017, Vita Group expanded into the skin health and wellness category with the acquisition of several clinics and in 2018 launch its Artisan Aesthetic Clinics brand.
The company is ASX listed and in 2019 reported revenues of $753.7 million.
Woolworths Group is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the second largest company in Australia by revenue, after Perth-based retail-focused conglomerate Wesfarmers, and the second largest in New Zealand. In addition, Woolworths Group is the largest takeaway liquor retailer in Australia, the largest hotel and gaming poker machine operator in Australia, and was the 19th largest retailer in the world in 2008.
Brambles Limited is an Australian company that specialises in the pooling of unit-load equipment and associated services, focusing on the outsourced management of pallets, crates and containers. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. As at 30 June 2015 Brambles employed more than 14,000 people and owned approximately 500 million pallets, crates and containers through a network of about 850 service centres.
Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) is Australia's leading diversified gambling entertainment group, employing more than 5000 people. It operates market-leading businesses and is the largest provider of lotteries, Keno, wagering and gaming products and services in Australia. Tabcorp is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Payless ShoeSource Inc. is an international discount footwear chain. North American stores including their e-commerce platform were filing for bankruptcy. The filing excludes stores outside of North America, which will continue to operate. Established in 1956 by cousins Louis and Shaol Pozez, Payless is a privately held company owned by Blum Capital, and Golden Gate Capital. In 1961, it became a public company as the Volume Shoe Corporation which merged with The May Department Stores Company in 1979. In the 1980s, Payless was widely known in the U.S. for its Pro Wings line of discount sneakers, which often had Velcro straps instead of laces. In 1996, Payless ShoeSource became an independent publicly held company. In 2004, Payless ShoeSource announced it would exit the Parade chain and would close 100 Payless Shoe outlets. On August 17, 2007, the company acquired the Stride Rite Corporation and changed its name to Collective Brands, Inc. The company had a total revenue for 2011 of US$ 3.4 billion. The company also has a stunt premium banner, Palessi Shoes.
The Sharper Image is an American brand that offers consumers home electronics, air purifiers, gifts and other high-tech lifestyle products through its website, catalog, and third-party retailers. The Sharper Image catalog and website are owned and operated by Michigan-based Camelot Venture Group, while the brand licensing is owned by ThreeSixty Group, Inc.
JB Hi-Fi is a publicly listed Australian retailer that sells and specialises in consumer goods. JB Hi-Fi has locations in Australia and New Zealand. The company is based in Melbourne, with its headquarters located in Southbank.
EzyDVD, founded in Adelaide, Australia in 1999 by Jim Zavos, is Australia's largest online specialist DVD retailer.
Healthscope is an Australian company which operates private hospitals, medical centres and International pathology services. The company is headquartered on St Kilda Road, Melbourne. It operates medical/surgical hospitals and a number of psychiatric and rehabilitation clinics.
Sanity is an Australian chain of music and entertainment stores and is the country's second largest retailer of recorded audio and video discs. It is privately owned by Ray Itaoui, and as of March 2015, Sanity comprises 155 outlets in every state and territory. The brand specialises in the sale of CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and related merchandise and accessories, sold from its network of stores and website. The Sanity brand was owned and conceived by Brazin Limited from 1992, before being folded into BB Retail Capital in 2006, then became a company in its own right after it was divested to Itaoui in 2009.
Gazal Corporation Limited is a leading Australian branded clothing company and is a listed public company of the Australian Stock Exchange. The company is based in Banksmeadow in the Australian state of New South Wales. Its main business areas are men's, ladies' and children's clothing, and it and its subsidiaries are engaged in the design, manufacture, importation, wholesale and retail of clothing and accessories including business shirts, school wear, surf and casual wear, as well as intimate apparel. The company owns brands such as Mambo Graphics, Davenport and Bisley Workwear and imports brands such as Nautica, Calvin Klein Underwear and holds the license for Oroton underwear. The Company has operations in Australasia and Europe. Mambo was sold to Saban Brands in 2015.
Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited, often abbreviated as RFG, is an ASX listed company and Australian franchisor based in Southport, Queensland. It owns numerous companies including Gloria Jean's Coffees, Brumby's Bakeries, Donut King, Michel's Patisserie, Di Bella Coffee, The Coffee Guy, Café2U, Pizza Capers and Crust.
Glentel is a Canadian retail firm. Based in Burnaby, the company deals primarily as a retailer of mobile phone services; in Canada. the company operates over 600 wireless outlets operating under the Tbooth Wireless and WirelessWave brands, particularly in mall kiosks. Glentel outlets sell services from Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless—who jointly own the company, along with their respective value brands, and SaskTel in Saskatchewan. The company also operates store-within-a-store kiosks at Canadian Costco locations under the Wireless etc. brand, and operated as Target Mobile at Target locations in Canada until the chain's closure.
Bellamy's Organic is an Australian organic infant formula and baby food producer, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bellamy's Australia.
Edward (Ted) Pretty, is an Australian businessman and lawyer.
Bellamy's Australia is a major Australian food and beverage company, and is the parent company of Bellamy's Organic, Australia's largest organic infant formula producer.
MyNetFone Australia Pty Ltd is part of the MNF Group.(ASX: MNF) that owns and operates Australia’s largest VoIP network, which is also the 3rd largest interconnected voice network in the country. MyNetFone provides broadband internet and cloud-based communication services to residential, business and government sectors.
Collins Foods Limited is a publicly-listed Australian company focused in restaurant operations. It is best known for operating restaurant chains KFC and Sizzler in Australia and parts of Asia. The company also owns Snag Stand, a fast casual restaurant chain founded in 2011 by businessperson Philip Blanco. Collins Foods has since closed down all Snag Stand stores.
Super Retail Group Limited is an Australian-based company which owns and operates a portfolio of retail brands across Australia. The brands include automotive retailer Supercheap Auto, outdoor and leisure retailers Rays and BCF and sporting retailer Rebel Sport.